#very popular rp that people will like and interact with

[incubabe]

Please like, reblog, and plain old follow if you’d like to interact with my fandomless, modern fantasy OC --  Riley Cross, certified public accountant and reluctant abomination in the eyes of God. The libidophagic condition alone is troublesome enough, and that before the target painted on her back for being born damned. Unpleasant bookkeeping aside, she enjoys travel shows, the fresh tang of cool mountain air, and intimate nights with pleasant women. It’d be nice to expand the friend pool, or, failing that, the little black book. 

Writer and character 21+. Sensitive content possible and appropriately tagged (i.e., #nsfvv. and #spiders cw.), though strictly optional. Thank you for your time.

  {  Home  ||  About   ||   Stats  ||  Memes ||  Rules  }

[benchspkmnirlhub]

A Guide to Pokemon IRL

Hello! Pokemon IRL has been getting more and more popular over the year and a half I've been in the community, and I'm seeing lots of people being confused by it.

So I'm making this guide, to hopefully help people understand it better, and perhaps join us in this wacky community.

Part 1: The Basics

Essentially, Pokemon IRL is a RP community centered on one single premise: Blogging as if you were in the Pokemon world. It's a hybrid of askblogs, RP blogs, and general tumblr blogs.

There's very few rules to it, other than just "don't be a jerk". There's all kinds of Pokemon IRL blogs, from regular OC trainers, to canon characters, to characters who are Pokemon themselves, to even Fallers from non-Pokemon media, and more!

The main thing is that 98% of Pokemon IRL operates on the multiverse. Blogs can have conflicting canons, since the multiverse exists, and the blogs can be from different universes. This also means that multiple people can RP the same character. I've lost count of the amount of Kieran and Silver blogs.

Why is Pokemon-world tumblr multiversal? Who knows! But that's the one generally accepted canon thing across almost all Pokemon IRL blogs.

Part 2: Glossary

I know glossaries are usually at the ends of books, but I figure it's important that I define some important terms before I get to the rest of this guide.

Rotomblr - The generally accepted name for Pokemon-world tumblr. I personally prefer to use the name Tacklr instead, but that's just my opinion.

Sapient Pokemon - Pokemon that are sapient. Typically refers to Pokemon that run blogs. Some blogs don't allow interactions with them. Some blogs love interacting with them, though, such as all my blogs!

Eebydeeby - A human that has been turned into a Pokemon. "Eeby" is short for it. "Sleeby" means "slow eeby", or a human that has been or is in the process of slowly turning into a Pokemon.

Hybrid - This has two meanings. The first is someone who's part human and part Pokemon. The second is a Pokemon that's part one species, part another species.

Pelipper Mail - This is a multiversal system of mail, powered via Pelipper! You can have Pelippers send items to other blogs with this. Can be enabled or disabled per blog. Same goes with the next five terms.

Pelipper Unmail - Instead of giving, this is taking. This steals something from another blog via Pelipper.

Pelipper Malice - Essentially, this is sending something to another blog that you know will hurt them.

Musharna Mail - It's like Pelipper Mail, but with dreams! This can be used to send dreams to other blogs.

Musharna Malice - Just like Musharna Mail, but it's nightmares instead of dreams.

Magic Anons - Essentially, this allows anons to do whatever they'd like to the characters on your blog. Use caution when enabling this, though, as it's suspected that some people fetish mine with these.

High Stakes - Basically, this refers to anything that can majorly injure many characters, or otherwise have lots of bad stuff happen. Many blogs don't like interacting with this stuff, so it's best to tag it.

Drama Stakes - Like High Stakes, but less. This is when stuff is happening that could lead to in-universe ruined relationships. Best to tag this too.

Ultra Stakes - Like High Stakes, but more. This is when things lead to potential death of many characters. Definitely best to tag this as well.

Chosen - Sometimes someone is a legendary's favorite special little person, and they get powers from it! That's essentially what a Chosen is.

Faller - Someone, usually from a non-Pokemon media, who falls into the Pokemon world. Essentialyl a way of writing a non-Pokemon character in Pokemon IRL.

Self-Insert Faller - An OOC blogrunner falls into the Pokemon world. Can get very meta.

Muse Mixup Madness - At the start of every month, there's an event where some blogs temporarily change their core concept for a day or a few. It's best to tag these, and to give warnings beforehand.

Part 3: Setting up your Blog

Setting up a Pokemon IRL blog is a lot like setting up a regular tumblr blog, just in-character.

The main thing you'll need is a pinned post explaining the premise of the blog. These are usually in-character, with an OOC section at the bottom.

It's best to warn for possible triggers that might pop up on the blog, as well as explaining your boundaries (i.e. if you don't want Pelipper Mail).

Feel free to theme your blog too, changing the header and icon, adjusting the theme colors, maybe even have a custom theme!

Once you have that all set, you're ready to interact!

Part 4: Interacting

I made a full guide on how to interact here, if you want to check it out!

The main thing is, don't be afraid to interact. Even with big blogs. Everyone's happy to receive interactions! Worst that can happen is that your interaction is ignored.

So don't be scared! Jump in, and start interacting!

Part 5: General Advice from my Friends

I asked around for any additional advice people wanted to add, and here's what some people had to say:

"uhhh ooc communication is super important, especially if youre trying to do a plot with someone or smth along those lines" - @espers-n-espurrs

"Uhhh "Do it scared" Like. If you're nervous about doing something but you wanna do it, do it even though you're scared!!!!! Also like. Have fun. People can tell when you're having fun. Be silly. Do what you want forever. Also that big blogs 9/10 don't mind interactions with smaller ones. I think I count as one and like. I am just as scared as interacting with new people as the smaller blogs who wanna interact with me" @chaos-cousins

"interact with people" - @justalileepguy

"The absolute worst thing that can happen if you send someone an ask is that they delete it. People like getting interaction, even if it's from a blog you don't follow. If you're having trouble interacting, find something your two characters have in common and point it out" - @fated-furret

Part 6: Miscellaneous Stuff

If there's anything I'm missing, feel free to let me know, or add it in a reblog! I've been in this community for a long time, but even I don't know absolutely everything.

If you've read this far, thank you! I hope this guide helps in some way. Reblogging it is appreciated, but not necessary.

And if you're thinking of joining the Pokemon IRL community, then I'm excited to help welcome you!

[mimble-sparklepudding]

Little OC Creation Ask List

I am trying to help a friend with their creative block around creating a FFXIV OC. So I thought I might try putting together a quick Ask List on the topic and maybe they would find people's responses helpful. Also it might be interesting to learn about how people approach the creative process!

How did you decide on the sex and/or gender of your OC? Was it important that it was the same as yours? Or the same as what you personally find attractive? Or did it not make much difference either way?

To what degree is your OC a self-insert? Are they in any way an aspirational version of yourself? Or perhaps a way to explore feelings and behaviours you suppress in yourself?

Is it important to you that you "like" your OC (as in consider them likeable)? Or is it more important to create a distinctive character, even if they are unpleasant or evil?

Do what degree did you intend your OC to be canon-compliant? Did you end up sticking to this or did you veer off into unforeseen territory over time?

How important is it to you that your OC is attractive? Does that mean attractive to you personally (sexually or just for purposes of playing dress-up!)? Or do you aim to make an OC over which others will inevitably thirst?

To what degree do you use the OC creation process as a way of exploring your own strengths and flaws?

Is your OC based upon another character or person? Or aspects of several? Is this just in terms of their appearance? Or also their personality?

Do you create the OC first and then the backstory? Or do you have a backstory lined up and then create an OC that will fit this?

Have you ever retconned your OC's story or situation? What inspired this? Did you just fancy a change? Or were you bored with them as they were? Or did you regret your decisions on first creating them?

To what extent does your OC function as a mouthpiece for your own views when it comes to describing their opinions or reactions? Do you quite like exploring how someone with very different values to your own might respond to a situation?

What is your main focus when creating an OC - making a character for yourself and your own enjoyment? Or do you try to create a character that will be popular with others or attract a lot of attention?

How much importance do you attach to humour when creating a character? Are there inevitably comic elements? Or are you more focused upon angst or drama?

Does your OC need to be believable (within the context of the fictional world in which you place them)? Or are you more interested in pushing the boundaries of what you can invent?

How do you want other people to view or react to your OC?

Is there anything you regret about how you designed your OC or their backstory?

Do you have the same OC (broadly speaking) across multiple fandoms or settings?

Did you design your OC with a specific aspect of RP in mind? Such as shipping, NSFW things, attending in-game social events, hosting events or entertaining others?

Has anyone ever reacted badly to your OC? Why was this?

Do you want other people to become invested in your OC? What would this look like ideally?

Is it important to ensure your OC has flaws or negative traits? Or do you try to make an idealised character as far as possible?

Do you want or enjoy your OC having in-game interactions with other people's characters? Or do you prefer to keep things more distant (like Ask Games on Tumblr!)? Or is your OC private and just for you?

How do you feel about others making art of your OC or writing about them? Do you feel like you need to vet their creative process? Or does anything go?

Was there a location in-game that inspired your OC (like Ishgard or Hingashi etc.)?

Was there something in the MSQ or even a side-questline, that inspired you to create them? Perhaps meeting the Sylphs or the Namazu? Or visiting the Unsundered World? Or even something to do with crafting or gathering?

To what extent does their appearance in game match your vision of them creatively? Are there things you wish you could change about them in this regard? Or possibly do, if you knew of a way to do so...

Do you have a voice claim for your OC? Did you have this before you did anything else? Or did you decide on it later?

Which OCs that are not yours do you most admire? What is it about that character that you find impressive or engaging?

To what extent have other people's OC influenced your own? Perhaps in the sense of inspiring your ideas? Or giving you "permission" to create a character you might not otherwise have done? Perhaps a lore-breaking one, or an overtly sexy one, or a self-insert, or a villainous one etc?

What do you try to avoid when creating an OC? Are these things you dislike in other people's OCs? Or purely your own personal preference?

What is your favourite thing about your OC or OCs? Is there something about them of which you are particularly proud?

To what extent does it matter that you are being "original" when you create an OC? Or is it OK to base them on an existing character or celebrity, so long as you enjoy it?

If you're stuck for ideas when creating an OC, what do you do to inspire yourself? (if you never have this problem, then what would you advise to someone that did!)

Is there an OC you would love to create in-game, but currently you are unable to do so, perhaps because that race is not playable or that sex is unavailable (hello female Hrothgar)?

How many OCs do you currently have? If you have multiple OCs then how different are they from each other? How often do you create new ones?

What things do you most want to see in someone's OC? Or what do you always find the most interesting? Or stimulating, if you're in that sort of mood?

[godblooded]

i can’t believe i have to discuss communication for the thousandth time but i have to discuss communication for the thousandth time. if a person im’s you continuously when you write together, it’s them being engaged in your dynamic. which isn’t actually a sin, it’s pretty normal if you’re a neurodivergent individual who just has hobbies and enjoyments. taking every message you get insanely personally is… ridiculous. the amount of non communication that goes on around here, and i don’t mean when a genuine issue is in question, i mean shit like taking someone’s message and applying your own feelings to it. it’s perfectly cool to ignore someone’s message, but if you never respond to them, the person often thinks you don’t want to talk to them. i’m not saying it’s true of everyone — from my own personal experience, whether a person intends it or not, i automatically feel like someone doesn’t want to engage. am I wrong? absolutely. that’s my brain being my brain in its most dysfunctional way. but it’s an innate response — if you don’t engage, the other person will inevitably assume you’re either uninterested or being irritating, and this mentality spreads outward toxically to everyone else. it’s very, very easy to make a person feel like you don’t want to talk to them at all and mixed signals are just shitty to do to a person.

being overly sensitive is a bitch. source: i’m an overly sensitive human being, but some people forget the extent of what tumblr/chat is to some of us just isn’t that serious. some people don’t agonize over the reason somebody said something, or what their content is for saying it. some people are more likely to be talkative than others, which isn’t a bad thing and should stop being treated like it. everyone comes here to rp for different reasons, whether they be involved or loose. some people privatize their space and curate it accordingly, and others are very open and public and more than willing to associate with the community at large. the issue is that it’s become more or less popular to excessively privatize one’s own space, and it means if you happen to be a very social person you’re just ‘annoying’.

is this a me thing? absolutely. i cannot pretend it’s not a very personal pet peeve of mine when enthusiasm is mistaken for being ‘pushy’. engagement and interest isn’t ‘pushy’, even if there are degrees to which it can be (a person spamming you over and over within the same hour, a person actually lovebombing you and not the internet definition where someone’s just really nice to you and you don’t Like It). can neurodivergent people get a little over the top with their interests? yeah. it’s the nature of being nd. but it’s also the reason why i see so many apologies on ooc posts ‘talking about things that don’t have to do with their blog’. there’s no social mores to which you must adhere, this is the fucking internet. it’s genuinely awful to spam and bother someone for a reply or even for attention no matter the situation, but the definition of ‘spam’ has become pretty subjective in the community. don’t harass someone over and over, but there’s a difference between genuinely harassing a human being and just showing interest.

just be clear about communication and try to be open-minded about the way you’re approached. and for the love of god, stop projecting your own thoughts and feelings onto the people you interact with. or, to be more specific, don’t. no one can read your thoughts and you can’t read anyone else’s. it’s a perpetual cycle of making a lot of something out of a whole lot of nothing.

[wr4th-of-the-gods]

wzp guys! we're wrath of the gods - a super cool rock band! now that we have the band back together, we thought we'd open up a little blog for you people to contact us!

this account is mostly run by our lead guitarist scott tibbs (he/him) and "lark" jackson (he/they), who is our editor and singer.

our other members include;

stacy mcneil (she/her) - guitarist, singer

thomas cooper (he/him) - drummer

damien gibson (they/them) - bassist

adam faulkner-stanheight (he/him) - photographer

we'll answer questions from anyone about anything!!!!!!! we're just here to have fun and interact with our super awesome fanbase!

🤘🤘

hi there!! im annon, the owner of this blog, and i want to welcome you all to it! this is my first rp blog so please bear with me, i'm learning here...

i thought it would be fun to make a blog for the band wrath of the gods from the saw series! they arent very popular but hey..daniel matthews likes them and i think thats all that matters

everyone will be color coordinated just to make it easier (see colors above) and i'm trying to stick as close to accurate as possible with scott, lark, and adam. the others...well ill just make them up along the way.

you can interact however you like, i dont mind. i do asks that people interacting are at least 15 and up..just a personal preference. other than that have fun with it!

this is placed after the saw trap, note that adam is an apprentice!

TAGS [blog's characters]

scott ; #fuck you i wont do what you tell me! ➸ SCOTT ↪ killing in the name - rage against the machine

lark ; #contact i hijacked the frequencies blockin' the beltway move on dc! ➸ LARK ↪ guerrilla radio - rage against the machine

stacy ; #the movie ran through me the glamour subdue me! ➸ STACY ↪ testify - rage against the machine

thomas ; #what we dont know keeps the contracts alive n' movin'! ➸ THOMAS ↪ bulls on parade - rage against the machine

damien ; #instead i warm my hands up on the flames of the flag ➸ DAMIEN ↪ bombtrack - rage against the machine

adam ; #you dont really know why but you wanna justify ripping someones head off! ➸ ADAM ↪ break stuff - limp bizkit

[duos] stacy and chell ; #rebel rebel how could they know? hot tramp i love you so ➸ stacy and chell ↪ rebel rebel - david bowie

[general]

ooc ; #MANN GEGEN MANN! ➸ OOC/ANNON ↪ mann gegen mann - rammstein

blog ; #wrath of the gods

tag games ; #and nows the time the time is now! ➸ TAG GAMES ↪ ramble on - led zeppelin

@one-annon - main! @trapped-twins - adam and david rp blog! @zippyzep - zep hindle rp blog! @jigsaws-disciples - jigsaws disciples rp blog! @coolest-mom-with-the-coolest-son - scott tibbs' mom rp blog!

and most importantly, credit to @strangergraphics-archive for the super gnarly dividers <3

[confessionsofa-roleplayer]

I'm gonna be really real here. The female OC discourse is tiresome for several reasons. First reason: male ocs are overlooked too. Second reason: Female OCs ignore other Female OCs. Say what you mean, you want male muse attenion. Third reason: sometimes the female muses are not bad, they have great stories and are well thought out, but they are just not that fun to write with. To explain, you are technically sorta kinda in like a competitive market here? Where everyone wants their character to grab attention. It's not that your character needs to be FUCKING LOUD AND ATTENTION HUNGRY, but you need to have something that hooks others. And i'm sincerely sorry, but 'strong girl with traumatic past, barely reacts to anything, btw is so tough' is not what will grab attention. Third and a half reason: btw these female OCs who have verses based off an anime usually take the role of the like. main 'fighting class' if you know what i mean? Whoever the main character is involved with, their faction basically. I learned that it doesn't grab as much attention as making an OC that is in a lesser known role within the series. MY female OC happened to have one such verse, and people were STARVED for interactions with it, despite it being a non-combatant role. This is not to say you should give up your character's fighting status, it's that you need to think outside of the box because these people are likely all used to having the same interractions with people within their character's factions. Try to think of a more unique fighting role. (I'm sorry it's hard to explain these factions without namedropping certain animes, which is against this blogs rules lol) I have written them all, my friends. Female OCs, male OCs, canon females and males. Do you know what was my most popular character? A female OC, that had an extremely gentle personality. But she had certain quirks to her (I wont specify to avoid outing myself) that intrigued people. Likewise, she was very reactive to the things that happened to her. It's so fascinating to me, that we have these tough and badass female OCs, yet their muns are so the opposite with how they handle them. They are passengers to the plot, not leaders. My female OC was extremely docile, but I as the mun took the reigns to either get the plot going or work with others. You don't have to be OOC to achieve it, you can still have this level headed badass, but you as the mun have so much power to make the plot interesting. All of this is not to say the female OC is bad. It's just that in rp you have to think about what others want. It's collaborative writing. You must be engaging and grab attention. Sell your muse to the audience!!! This takes time to know and understand within the rpc. Pay attention to others. I learned it by rping all type of characters and learning what I was missing in interactions.

[bakingcakeroll]

*ahem* So, I just found your ask blog and others. And want to do my own. I simply wanna ask. Any tips I should be aware about?

HALLO ANON!! was gonna eep first but heres uuhh. five things i can tell you! modzani absolutely starts YAPPING under cut

1. create the account, open the askbox immediately ! its not gonna b an askblog if theres no way to ask! remember to add anonymous on, that's how you get 'anons'! 2. make an intro post-- specifically for rules, like basic do not interacts and dont's and do's! intro posts can also be used as just an information guide on your blog 3. add tags! if you're making a dandys world blog, add '#dandys world #dandys world rp #ask blog #rp blog' so you can get seen easier! 4. customize your account, profile picture, title, banner, make yourself look like the character you want to be ! ( and so people can see who you are instead of looking at the user,, its more easier :3 ) 5. boost your blog, easiest way is to ask other blogs or use your own blog to reblog the intro post or mention your blog ! itll get more attraction, especially the more popular said askblog is ! ( i will most definitely shoutout your blog if you give me the blog name :] ) 6. an extra one but dont be afraid to interact with other blogs, we're very welcoming! it'll also help boost your blog!

i think thats all i can say off the top of my mind, that's just how you start up your blog :D then you can have asks being sent in, and off you go! hopefully this helps-- ive just thought of this off the top of my mind

~ 🎨 mod!

[team-skull-unova]

ok last ooc post for now probably i hope maybe idk:

the main reason i've been less active (or more dead, you can barely call my normal thing activity lmao) that's relevant to the pokemon irl community (even though it's nowhere near the main reason in general) is the idea of "our characters don't know each other so they can't interact", and the many times i have seen it (and a few times experienced it) be used to call someone rude and the interactions (usually reblogs making a joke) unreasonable, assuming that reading the entirely ic posts in a blog is the same as pretending they know each other, and forgetting that people can follow and see previous posts of people they've never talked to, as if in normal non-rp tumblr "hey didn't op *reference to another post the op made*" isn't a very popular type of addition when posts get big

this is a disclaimer that from now on i'll start assuming people aren't like that again and that if i see it i will point it out, if you do actually only want to interact with characters your character(s) has(/have) met before, maybe clarify that somewhere

[visage-of-hell]

Respond to the following prompts out of character, then tag others you'd like to get to know a little bit better.

Roleplayer name: Everyone calls me Yeen, cuz my online handle across a lotta places is usually "YeenQueen" or some variation of that, and my Twitch channel is called "YeenQueenGaming".

Roleplayer pronouns: She/Her

Muse name(s): Visage, but goes by "Vizzy" or "Viz" for short in most social situations.

Preferred communication: Discord, 100%. I literally LIVE on there when I'm not on here or in one of my games. Even take it on the go with the mobile app. I'm totally good with Tumblr IMs, though, don't get me wrong! My only beef with them is the fact that I often don't get notifications from it in real time. It either never pings at all or it makes the sound without the chat actually updating until I refresh the page. Fix your damn spaghetti code, Tumblr, for FUCK'S sake! XD

Experience: Honestly? I've been RPing in SOME form or another since my preteen years. Originally it was IRC chat rooms, then MUCKs (for those who remember those), forums, over email, online games (which I still do in WoW to this very day) ... and then it moved on to whichever instant messaging program was most popular at the time--ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messenger, Skype, and now Discord. I've been on and off with Tumblr across various fandoms for yeeeeeeears now. Since at LEAST 2014, as one of the earliest RP blogs I ever made was a Dhalish elf OC within the Dragon Age fandom.

Preferred roleplay type: Multi-para/novella style, 100%. I do NOT know when to stop, if a scene REALLY gets me going. I have hit the size limit on Tumblr posts on MULTIPLE occasions. I write third person perspective and that usually comes with a lot of inner dialogue and thoughts from the character's perspective in addition to reacting to whatever is happening in a given scene.

Pet peeves & dealbreakers: I always worry that I'm being elitist by saying this, but solid punctuation, spelling and grammar are all EXTREMELY important to me. I gravitate towards people with complimentary writing styles to my own for full RP immersion, so writing with people that deviate from that are just a no-go for me. I'm so sorry. >_< Also people who leave me to do most of the heavy lifting in terms of moving a scene forward. Gimme things to react to, to build upon, a sense of direction, y'know? If I'm constantly the one that has to keep the plot momentum going, I'm gonna burn out and lose interest FAST. Also people who use my characters like "props" rather than having real genuine interactions with them (be it as allies, enemies or something somewhere in between).

Best time to write: Late night, for sure. Not just because that's when all my creative juices flow the best but also because everyone's in bed for the night and I have zero RL interruptions to break my flow. If good ol' insomia has struck again, though, wee early hours of the morning are also probable writing times, cuz the same reasoning still applies!

Are you like your muse? I'd like to think I do a FAIRLY good job of keeping my OCs from coming off as self-inserts, BUT ... let's be honest--we all put at least a LITTLE of ourselves into our OCs, in SOME way/shape/form. I wish I had Vizzy's confrontational prowess and zero bullshit-taking attitude, and that I was anywhere NEAR as good in a fight and on the dance floor as she is, but there IS one thing she and I definitely have in common--the obsessive drive to escape. For me it's writing, gaming and crafting, but the motivation is much the same. It's always so much easier to just bury the pain and the bad under layers of good times and feel-good vibes than to actually CONFRONT that darkness head-on. Much like Vizzy, I try to but don't always succeed ... but I'd like to think that someday I'll have a much better success rate than she does. Eventually. XD

Tagged by: @doublejango

Tagging: @poisonedspider @cup-0fp0isonx @arachnoheaux @shattered-divinity @hcllsbigboss @radiomurdeer @voxuli & ANYONE else who wants to! <3

[ripgray-moved]

What are the problems canons have? Because in my experience they get everything they want while ocs get nothing

i'm sorry that's been your experience! i personally have a wonderful time writing ocs and in fact most of my stuff features them, and i haven't struggled too badly ( though i also acknowledge that a) i'm pretty good at creating cohesive narratives and b) i've been here a longass time, so a lot of my follows / mutuals are friends at this point ), but just to name a few i can think of off the top of my head:

duplicate anxiety. blatant thievery. cringe fanon ( and people forcibly applying it to your portrayal ). people not reading pages because 'oh i saw the [medium].' COLLECTING. forced shipping is a lot worse for recognisable / popular muses. missing out on certain events, comms, etc because 'we already have a [muse], sorry.' disagreements on hcs because "i don't see them like that, how could you?" constant external judgement because "let's argue about what's ACTUALLY in character for this character".

peter is pretty oc-coded at this point, though still a, imo, very accurate representation of the movie variant, so i definitely feel your pain in terms of ocs having to work harder. however, i feel like sometimes people make excuses for their lack of interactions. the bias exists, yes it does, and i'm not denying it does because i write ocs and have experienced it first-hand, but twiddling your thumbs and waiting for people to always come to you is not the way to do things if you want ic attention. a lot of the popular people are popular because they thrust themselves into people's inboxes and comment on posts and message people, not because they're inherently likable / talented people. this is very much how i feel about the whole 'female characters have it so hard!!' rhetoric as well; i feel that kind of thing actually makes the issues they do face because of sexism / biases that much worse, because now you have a bunch of people accepting mediocre / lifted / lazy characters ( or simply people who don't write full stop despite advertising themselves as an rp blog ) because they don't want to look uninviting or, even worse, be labelled a sexist. that does nothing helpful for female characters imo; it simply makes the pool of them, oc OR canon, weaker. it works exactly the same for ocs.

TL;DR: stop making excuses and approach people and work for it.

[aurcls]

HSHQTASK059: FAREWELL !

i know i already yapped in the admin post but let me continue <3

1: when did you join ? what made you join ? what do you remember from the plotlines that were current at the time ? where were you in life when you joined and where are you now ?

i joined in 2015 as a high school freshman, jfc ! i don't think there was anything major going on, the rp was very much a rich kids rp so the drama was chill and petty; entertaining but not that deep. one thing that made me join ( aside from my obsession with royals ) was the fact that phoebe tonkin - THE most popular fc at the time - was up for grabs. i thought it was meant to be !

2: which characters have you written over the years ?

errrmmm... merjem/kalla, olivier, livia, florencio, alexander, anneli, lixun, nicole, maryam, blazej, definitely some other characters whose names and existence i cannot remember

3: what is your favourite plotline that you've been part of ?

i think this is just nostalgia but i think olivier-viggo-armani-lykke-anton-etc era was my fave. artistically it's very hollow but i think the lightness of it all makes it my favourite. i also sort of view it as a testament of my own naivety and youth. i'm not saying i'm old now but i'm not 17 without a single worry. back then ( because i wasn't busy and i could sat in front of my computer for hours ) the plots moved quickly and the threads were really fun to follow. there weren't that many characters so everyone was, in a way, forced to write with each other so the plotlines were very interactive. i appreciate the organic way things evolved. ( i do have a soft spot for annexei but i think it's mainly bc i admire alexei's characterization so much and elisa's ability to depict depression )

4: what about other people's plotlines ?

i was insanely invested in the zulu conflict of 2020. it had so many moving parts and i think if it had only gotten a chance to evolve even further, it would have been on a whole new level <3

5: who is your favourite character from the ones you've played ? why ? what made you love them ? what made them so fun to write ?

i think nicole or olivier. nicole's plotline was so well defined that it was fun to write her. i loved her relationships and it was interesting to write someone older. i think she's a character i could write a book about but she wasn't the best for an rp setting ? getting a chance to be involved in the english drama was wonderful ! olivier on the other hand... i think he's just a fave because he lets me connect to the old days ? when rp was a top priority and everything was exciting and fun. i don't want this to sound like it isn't that anymore but times were different back then and i don't think it ever felt the same after maybe high school graduation ?

6: if you could relive a plotline, which would it be ?

i think the finale of the english plotline maybe ? or the insanity of the lawn chair thing. possibly the rise of olykke too <3 but honestly i would like to experience all of it again, as cliche as it sounds. i will very think of the nights i stayed up until 4 or 5 am just to write/read the dash. waiting for a reply was such an addictive feeling and idk where i'll find my replacement for it. it really breaks my heart and makes me feel very old to realize that i don't know if i'll experience the excitement again. those sleep-deprived nights were some of my best. i've said "it's just rp" a million times but honestly, rping itself is such an experience and i'm glad i've gotten to get the best version of it.

7: is there a plotline that you'd edit now if you could ?

i think i'd improve the kalla era's germany. i didn't do much with it.

8: what's a plotline you wish you would have been able to finish before closing or just write more of ?

i would have loved to finish aurel x araya story, i mean i can probably still accomplish that but nbskdgbjs there were big plans for the slovakians and it's a shame we never got to write it out on the dash. i think i would have enjoyed writing the inner struggle of blazej. he had a lot of potential but alas, it could not be !

9: what is your favourite ooc memory ?

i have two that stick out but my trip with serre ? we were on my sister's couch writing the stupid lawn chair saga and i think it was the first time in a long time that i had that much fun writing ! the second one would be me visiting evy because it was a surreal experience and i have to admit i was so socially awkward that evy's family probably thinks i'm weird nfgbkdsgbj i just think it's amazing that those two meetings could happen ? prior to hshq, i hadn't really believed in online friendships, everyone felt just too remote ! a special mention goes to this crackthread thing we wrote: link just a random memory though: i remember when we did those feedback surveys. we sorta forgot them but they were so important at that one point. other funny thing is our old adminooc blog. snapchat replaced it and then some years later discord replaced snapchat. we should bring the admin snapchat back btw @armanicatherina & @barbiebraganca

10: where can others find you if they want to get in touch ?

i'll be on discord !!! you can find me on the hshq server ( which we aren't deleting if i can have a say ;) )

11: what else would you like to say ?

i said a lot in the admin post but i actually had to "keep it short" so here i will say so many things that you wish i had edited this. for me rping has been an amazing way to connect with other people, learn about people through writing and to experience emotions that i wouldn't otherwise. some of the words i've read here have managed to capture thoughts that i hadn't been able to put into words and it's been amazing to see how differently people think but also how alike some feelings among different people are. i often try to wrap my head around the fact that this group's been going for eight amazing years. i've gone through a lot in those eight years and the existence of this group has brought me a lot of joy. i am sad to let go of it and i guess i'm in a bit of denial because i keep thinking that 1x1 rping exists and y'know... even if a group doesn't exist, threads can still happen. when i think about hshq and the plotlines i've read and written, one thing really sticks out to me and it's the way we shifted from a p basic rich kids rp into something intricate and sophisticated ( yes, we had a drug related nye event and we've had a fair share of petty fights ). the range of emotions people have been able to write and the psychological work they've done to write a convincing and very realistic humans is something everyone can be proud of. i don't know if i look like a sadist but i was most impressed by the depictions of sadness, guilt and self-loathing. in my opinion it's not easy to write a piece of sad prose without it being a bit melodramatic. aside from hshq's longevity, the most amazing thing has to be everyone's willingness to get involved. the plot drops that i wrote wouldn't have happened without your input and when it got too tough for me to write them myself, y'all stepped up and continued the plotdrops with your newsposts. as an admin, it's been so so so so so awesome that we've been able to put some responsibilities on the members and have you guys perform better than well. i think we did something unique here and i'm so proud of us as a group!!!! i wish i could flex about this irl because hshq's history and way of working is something extraordinary. i really wish i could properly put my love for hshq into words. i don't know how to express its meaning and influence in my life. i feel like it has helped me to improve my writing but more importantly it has taught me a thing of two about empathy <3 i really hope we'll stay in touch and if anyone comes to europe, or more spesifically finland, don't be afraid to message me bc i'd love to meet up !

[danielofmayfair]

I have a question for your mun, if they happen to be around…

(I’m curious, why Daniel? What do you like about him so much? I just ask cause I love hearing about people’s connections to characters or reasoning for loving them! Only if you’re comfortable)

((That's all right! I chose to write for Daniel because I found him a very human character. Just someone who found themselves in a shitty situation and ended up doing what a lot of us would've done if we felt our lives were threatened - not that it excuses it, but yeah!

I also started it because he was my favorite character for a few years. He's since been dethroned, but I do still enjoy his character and I'm too stubborn to stop writing for him while I still can. I've seen too many ask/rp blogs go dormant within a few years, so I'm determined to keep going while I've still got it in me to do so (though I miss the Amnesia ones since my Daniel blog interacted with them quite a bit).

Also, having moved to larger and more popular fandoms, it's very easy to get lost in the crowd over in those. Amnesia and other niche fandoms are places where you can really carve out a space for yourself, and yeah - I have here, quite a few in the Amnesia fandom know about me, even if it's not a ton.

I'm glad people have admired my dedication to this blog, it means a lot that some folks have returned after years and are pleasantly surprised that this blog is still kicking!))

[starchyu]

𝓟𝓮𝓷𝓹𝓪𝓵(𝓼) 𝓦𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓭

Seeking soft like-minded penpal!

            Hoping to find someone with overlapping tastes and interests with interested and passionate in writing and exchanging letters~

︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵

Howdy! My name is Quinn (Doll, Jinx, Ghost, etc~) I’m in the US and I’m looking for a penpal! I’m hoping to find someone with similar tastes and interests to me so we can talk about all sorts of wonderful things together! I’m AuDHD, have some other things on the side, and a chronic pain condition that keeps me from working a “normal” 9-5 job so I freelance and do graphic design/illustrator work which usually ends up being commission work for people!! I’m passionate about art and have a wide plethora of interests that I would like my penpal to match up with to some degree! 

ABOUT ME Born in the US. English speaking. I was born in Texas before relocating a bit north. I’ve been penpalling semi-regularly since 2013 and really enjoy what I do. I sometimes will record the process of preparing a letter to post to my very small tiny youtube channel and use it as a way to preserve the letters i send out? I do a lot of decorating so it’s a way to preserve these pieces of “interactive art” that I send to people~ I’m a student currently in school for graphic design and someday I’d like to become a tattoo artist but I don’t know if I will ever be able to accomplish that goal because of my joint pain.  I’m hoping that if someone answers this they’re wanting the same things I am? I’m pretty prompt with snail mail replies and would love a semi-regular exchange or updates if you expect for letters to get sent out slower? 

Hobbies Sewing - crafting - journaling - writing (rp and fanfic, but some original things on the side!) - embroidery - art!! I use a lot of different mediums from watercolor to oil pastels!! Someday I hope to get into model making or miniature making à la “Studson Studios”!!! - Collecting (teacups, stamps, stickers, stationery, postcards~) - reading! - character/oc design~

Interests & Passions This is going to be a longer section, sorry in advance!! A lot of my interests rattle around in my head and because of the autism I cling to these things feverishly. They all overlap and I talk about them obsessively, tbh? So if these things and vibes aren’t something you enjoy please just skip over this~  “Cozy” Gaming ♡ Genshin Impact (wanderer main, thats my pookie) ♡ BG3 ♡ Anime (specifically magical girls and romance! I love a select few shonen anime such as Naruto!) Big favs include Naruto, Death Note, TBHK, Horimiya, and Orange just to name a few ♡ JFASHION!; I *love* Gyaru and EGL specifically and also enjoy mori kei quite a bit! But I love fashion in general and am always eager to talk about style and clothing (especially on a budget!!!) ♡ MUSIC!!! I’m very particular about my music tastes. I listen to a lot of jrock/jpop, rock, metal, nu metal, post hardcore, EDM, house, trance, and techno! I also love a lot of music that was very popular circa 2010s youtube~ ♡ Vocaloids!! ♡ BDSM/Kink lifestyles~ ♡ Dolls! Specifically BJDs, though ♡ Ballet ♡ Renaissance and baroque art ♡ Dungeons and Dragons and TTRPGs in general ♡ Tea ♡ Bridgerton ♡ Period Peace romances~ ♡ Romance in general ♡ Fairies ♡ angels ♡ new age beliefs and practices ♡ journaling ♡ therian/otherkin identities ♡ ghosts/spirits/paranormal/occult things ♡ vegetarianism/veganism ♡ photography 

If I had to sum myself up in a few words I suppose I’d say something like… “Dusty regal doll left on a shelf or in a glass box, haunted by an ancient spirit of questionable origins.” Or something along those lines. Sounds a bit cheesy but again, these things are important to me!!

︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵

Style Preferences I tend to send wildly different letters. I specialize in “themed” letters, though. I love to decorate pertaining to certain things- Seasons, media that I and my penpal like, or even focusing on specific colors and color palettes. If everything before this sounds good, and you do end up reaching out? Please let me know what kind of letters you like the most! What are your favorite styles? You can probably get an idea of my tastes from my blog so I’ll spare the ramble. 

IDEAL PENPAL Above 20 years old Long term! Snail mail *and* email penpals welcome!! Though I do prefer snail mail~ LGBTQIA+ friendly. Someone inclusive who is also maybe a part of the community. Any gender, identity, etc welcome.  Someone open for heavier conversations who are looking to form a genuine friendship?

︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵

So! If any of this sounds good to you/is interesting? Or if you have questions, comments or concerns, feel free to DM here? Or you can reach me at,,,

Starchyu@gmail.com  

[miru667]

HELLOU MIRUUU srry for the inconvenience but you are literally one of the people i know who knows the most about the fandom :"D and well uuuhm i wanted to ask you... about Thneedville high, after reading me truffula flu and more old things, that's the next one on my list to check out, but i really don't know where to start TT

i know some things, but i want to read as much as possible, i love reading everything the fandom has done AAAAAA

AND THANK YOU‼️💖

Hi Shakooo! 😊 The setup of Thneedville High (which was later renamed Thornville High after deoncelerization) was very different from the original Truffula Flu! Instead of a focused storyline, it was mainly a bunch of askblogs of high school AU OCs that answered asks and sometimes interacted with each other in short or long RPs, and each character had their own story. Much more slice of life compared to a zombie AU, but it was super popular during its time and it lasted at least 3 years! There were a LOT of amazing writers in this AU and they wrote their characters really well, I was very impressed with it all. Some of the characters felt like real actual people to me.

Anyway this means that...it's difficult to read the AU as a whole, chronologically. But you can look here: https://thornville.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Characters for a list of characters and links to their blogs. However, since this wiki hasn't been updated in years, I assume that it's not a complete list and that a lot of the links will be outdated or dead. What I advise, if you want to read thoroughly, is to just choose a character you're interested in and start reading their entire blog from the beginning, and eventually you'll find characters that they've interacted with, and you can read those characters' blogs next if they still exist, and so on.

Also check out Granch, he was the beloved principal of the school and we all found him hilarious back in the day: https://thegranch-blog.tumblr.com/ (Does anyone out there know who granch mod was lol?? I hope they're well)

[historiavn]

ABOUT THE ROLEPLAYER

◈　NAME　 ⋯ 　callie

◈　PRONOUNS　 ⋯ 　she / they

◈　MOST ACTIVE MUSE(S)?　 ⋯ 　&.

VALORUMS: Shi’al Valorum (Star Wars)

HISTORIAVN: Agatha Morrible (Wicked), Ophelia Chronsturn (Fandomless), Anastasia Andrews-Ismay / RMS Titanic (Historical), Sarah Phillips (Liberty’s Kids / Historical), Abraham Lincoln (Historical), Cassandra Fatesworth (Bridgerton), Ethan Clay (Historical), Robert Todd Lincoln (Historical). I blame my Lincoln family muses on FINALLY getting to have free time for making Actual Progress with the musical that I’ve been developing about his presidency 😭

◈　RP PET PEEVES?　 ⋯ 　&.

People who conflate the muse with the writer. I run into this problem ALL THE TIME with my historical fiction centric muses (ESPECIALLY my historical figures, for obvious reasons), and as I always say in my rules, if someone can’t separate the writer and the muse, then they are not mature enough to write with me. For the MILLIONTH TIME — just because the old dead white guys that I write as hold problematic views doesn’t that I endorse or have those views myself <33333333

Forgetting that plotting is collaborative, and expecting me to do all the work. If you want to interact with me, make an honest effort to match my energy and my contributions during the plotting process. Suggest some ideas and concepts of your own; I don’t bite!

◈　EXPERIENCE/HOW MANY YEARS　 ⋯ 　 I am pretty sure that I've been roleplaying since 2016, which was my freshman year of high school. The musical Hamilton was starting to become popular at that time, so that — as well as the adjacent American Revolution community — was my first RPC. George Washington and John Adams were my very first muses, and Celeste Franklin became my first ever original character created for roleplay. Since then, l've written on Instagram, Discord, and Twitter. Tumblr is probably my favorite platform for roleplay.

◈　FLUFF, ANGST, OR SMUT　 ⋯ 　Out of these three, I like writing a perfect blend of them all. However, my favorite type of roleplay is a secret fourth genre — hurt / comfort.

◈　PLOTS OR MEMES　 ⋯ 　Askbox memes all the way! They are a GREAT way to get interactions going, test the waters of a new dynamic, and start new threads! I also like using them as a springboard for the plotting process. When it comes to “plotting”, I perceive it as an umbrella term that encompasses exchanging headcanons about our muses or discussing character dynamics in detail, so to me it is an ongoing process that begins the moment I reach out to you OOC and continues throughout our roleplays. Plotting only ends when interactions between us end.

◈　LONG OR SHORT REPLIES　 ⋯ 　My replies tend to vary in length, and oftentimes these lengths will match your own. It is the substance that matters to me the most — you just have to give me something to work with by having some form of interaction with my character in your response, and I won’t bat an eye about how long it is.

◈　TIME TO WRITE　 ⋯ 　I try to get my responses done throughout the entire day, but the majority of my writing is typically finished in the afternoon, early evening, and right before I go to bed.

◈　ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSES　 ⋯ 　As a writer with multiple muses, the answer is naturally “it depends on the muse”. I’d say that the ones I relate to the most are Shi’al Valorum, Abraham Lincoln (literally why I’m writing a whole entire musical about his struggle with mental health), Sarah Phillips, Emmeline Eisenhower, and maybe Ophelia???

TAGGED BY no one; stolen from @storiesbreathed <333

TAGGING @bijoupreciieux, @honorhearted, @audaciiae, @vyrulent, @redbraid, @greaterfinds, @peculiarbeauty, @frxncaise, @fallesto, @unwaivering, @bloodiedsails, @misfittcd, @0brighta, AND YOU. All tags on dash games are no pressure, so feel free to ignore this if you want! I like to use tags on dash games as a way to let my mutuals know that I see them even if I’ve been quiet or slow to reach out. Please let me know if you do not want me to tag you in dash games.

[confessionsofa-roleplayer]

It feels like being "mains" doesn't mean anything anymore. My understanding was that mains were people you wrote with a lot, who you've developed a lot with between your muses, who might have priority when it comes to interactions. Your "main" partners. But now I see so many people saying "like this post if you want to be mains," with the only requirement often being "we've written together at least once." I got really weirded out a while back because a (now ex-) mutual added me to their mains list, without asking me or telling me, when we hadn't written together yet. We barely talked OOC and hardly knew each other. It felt really premature and weird. Maybe it's just me. But I always thoughts being "mains" meant you're at least established RP partners that interact on a semi-regular basis. Now it just feels like another way for people to make themselves look and feel popular by having long mains lists on their blog full of people they've written with once or twice, if that. It gives off the vibe that they either get attached way too easily, or that their "attachment" is very superficial. Because that ex-mutual I mentioned? After adding me to their mains list and showering me with praise about how amazing they thought I was, they blocked me days later for being mutuals with someone they had a falling out with (we were mutuals WAY before the falling out, it wasn't like I went out of my way to follow someone I knew they had an issue with.) So yeah. It feels like being "mains" means nothing.